6 Fall 2019 Applegater
— Ruch Library —
— Applegate Library —
It has been said that “The greatness of a
community is most accurately measured by
the compassionate actions of its members.”
That is certainly true for the Applegate
community (and beyond), who generously
donated to the Summer Reading Program
at the Applegate Library. A huge shout-
out to the Applegate Country Club,
Curly Top Bakery, Jacksonville Chamber
of Commerce, Karna & Sons Lunch &
Dinner Wagon, and Scheffel’s Toys for
their generous donations for prizes to
our program.
How-to Festival
Join local experts and aficionados for the
second Annual Applegate-Ruch How-to
Festival on Saturday, September 21, from
10 am - 1 pm. Learn techniques and hacks
and enjoy samples on topics such as chair
yoga, decorative art making, wildflower
arranging, sourdough bread making,
creative first aid, book value researching,
coffee roasting and brewing, pepper
roasting and salsa making, stretching
towards the night sky, and much more.
Costumed historic personalities as well as
an Applegate Valley Fire District rig will
round out the day. It’s fun and free for all!
For all of our fall events, pick up a
copy of our Fall Event Guide at the library
or visit jcls.org and click on “Program
& Events.”
Ongoing events
and offerings
• Stor ytime is Saturdays from
10:30 - 11 am.
• Digital Services is here on Tuesdays from
2 - 4:30 pm for tech help.
• Community Drumming is every third
Friday from 6 - 7 pm.
• Check out the new Library of Things,
where you can borrow wireless hotspots,
ukuleles, Kindles, Kill-a-Watt Monitors,
and even a sewing machine. And you can
borrow an Orion Starblast Telescope.
The Applegate Branch Library is
located at 18485 North Applegate Road.
It is open Tuesdays and Fridays from 2 - 6
pm and Wednesdays and Saturdays from
10 - 2 pm. For more information, contact
manager Christine Grubb at 541-846-
7346 or cgrubb@jcls.org.
As always, there are lots of activities at
Ruch Library!
Pirate Week, September 12  - 17.
Come to the library and talk like a pirate,
read a map to go on a treasure hunt, dig for
jewels, share pirate stories, make a pirate
hat, and try a word search. Costumes are
encouraged!
2nd Annual How-to Festival,
Saturday, September 21, 1 - 4 pm. Learn
from local Applegaters as we offer up to
20 short classes (30, 60, or 90 minutes)
on activities such as making wildflower
greeting cards, origami, rain sticks, or plarn
(a material made from repurposed plastic
bags)  to use for crocheting, weaving, or
knitting. Learn to play the ukulele, make
and cook with liqueurs, blow glass,  do
Pranayama yoga breathing, or buy or sell a
house. A local family will share great hints
on traveling with kids, or you can try some
fast-paced spin art or wood-burner art,
and much more. There is something for
everyone throughout the afternoon, and
it is all free! Come and share with your
community! (For more information, see
the box below.)
Cheers to 100 years! Saturday,
September 28, 5 - 7 pm (ages 21+).
Please join us for a wine and cheese
mixer in celebration of Jackson County
Library Services’ Centennial Birthday. We
will have a sampling of fares from  local
wineries,  farmers, and  cheese makers, as
well as historical  displays and activities
throughout the library. The reception will
be a birthday party for adults!
3rd Annual Celebration of Mind
Gathering, Saturday, October 19, 1 - 3
pm. Celebration of Mind Gathering is
part of a worldwide celebration of the
legacy of Martin Gardner, best known for
encouraging recreational mathematics.
Activities will inspire fun  and wonder
for puzzles, games, math, magic, art, and
more. This family-friendly event promotes
curiosity and critical thinking through
play. Come excite your mind!
Leaf Art, Saturday, November 9, 1 -
3 pm, drop-in. With a pile of fall leaves,
some crayons, paint, and glue, make some
fall art, greeting cards,  bookmarks or
whatever your imagination dictates.
LEGO  Builders, Architects, and
Engineers, Saturdays, 11 am - 4 pm (ages
4+). Build and display your own creations.
Duplo bricks available for younger kids.
Friends of Ruch Library A-Frame
Bookstore hours: Tuesday 12 - 4 pm,
Thursday 1 - 5 pm, Saturday 12 - 4 pm.
Special first Saturday of each month: $5
Book Bag Sale in the Book Barn 12 - 4 pm.
Ruch Library is located at 7919
Highway 238 in Jacksonville (Ruch) and
is open Tuesdays from 10 am - 5 pm,
Thursdays from 1 - 7 pm, and Saturdays
from 11 am - 4 pm.
For more information, contact branch
manager Thalia Truesdell at 541-899-7438
or ttruesdell@jcls.org.
2nd Annual
How-to
Saturday, September 21
Watch our libraries  bustle with learning activities as community
members demonstrate and teach fun and educational classes to their
neighbors (you!).
Local Applegaters will be offering 30-, 60-, or 90-minute classes on a
wide variety of topics at both of our valley libraries. Many of these classes
will be child-friendly. Check with each library for the details on each class,
and sign up for as many classes as you would like in order to learn several
new skills. It’s all free! What an incredible community we have!
Applegate Library
10 am - 1 pm
Chair Yoga 
Anyone Can do Decorative Art
Creative First Aid
Stretching Towards the Night Sky
Researching Book Values 
Wildflower Arranging 
Sourdough Bread Making
Pepper Roasting / Salsa Making
Coffee Roasting / Brewing
Baking Shortcuts 
Applegate History
Library Locations
Applegate
18485 North Applegate Road,
Applegate • 541-846-7436
Ruch
7919 Highway 238, Ruch
541-899-7438
Ruch Library
1 - 4 pm
Wildflower Cards 
Learn to Play the Ukulele
Origami 
Play with Your Food
(weird veggie creatures)
Spin Art 
Wood “Glue In” (sculpture) 
Pranayama Yoga Breathing
Make “Plarn” (yarn from plastic bags)
to Crochet or Knit
Rain Sticks 
Artistic Wood Burning 
How to Buy / Sell a House 
How to Travel with Kids 
How to Make and Cook
with Liqueurs
Creative First Aid
French Braiding 
Beaded Spiders
Bicycle Maintenance / Repair
Glass Blowing 
Visit the A-Frame Bookstore
@ Ruch Library
A-Frame
Used books from $1 to $1.50
Ruch
Library
Now open the
first Saturday of
each month
$5 Bag Sale
12 - 4 pm
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Managed by Friends of
Ruch Library. Join us!
The Book Barn
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Tuesdays 12 - 4
Thursdays 1 - 5
Saturdays 12 - 4
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To register your child at no cost: (1)
stop by your nearest library branch in
Grants Pass, Illinois Valley, Williams, or
Wolf Creek and fill out a paper registration
form, or (2) visit josephinelibrary.org/get-
involved/imagination-library and fill out
the online registration form.
Sponsors for this program include
AllCare Health, the four Rotary Clubs
in Josephine County, Welch Investment
Group, LLC, Josephine County Library
Foundation, and Oregon Community
Foundation.
For more information, contact
partnership manager Rebecca Stoltz
at 541-476-0571 ext. 108 or rstoltz@
josephinelibrary.org.
Improve your
computer skills
Need help using the internet? Have
questions about your new phone or tablet?
Library volunteers can help.
Call or stop by your nearest branch
to make a one-on-one appointment with
your own personal Tech Coach or drop in
to the Williams Branch between 11 am -
1 pm on Fridays for individual help with
your technology questions.
Great Book Grab
Bring a bag. Fill it with books. Keep
them for free!
Community members are invited
to grow their at-home book collections
during the Great Book Grab from 12 -
2 pm on Sunday, September 22, at the
Grants Pass branch, 200 NW C Street.
In an effort to make space on the
shelves for new materials, the library is
asking community members to give some
beloved library books a new forever home.
Participants will have a chance to “shop”
the Great Book Grab’s selection and fill as
many bags as they would like to take home
and keep—all at no charge.
For more information about Josephine
Community Library, contact Brandace
Rojo at 541-476-0571 or info@
josephinelibrary.org.
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Williams Community
Garden Club
Children of all ages and their families
are invited to join the Garden Club
at the Williams Branch Library every
Friday from 11 am - 12 pm. Come plant
seeds and plants, learn about worms
and pollinators, and enjoy being out in
the sunshine.
Weekly storytime
Families are invited to the Williams
branch for weekly storytime and craft
session every Friday from 2:30 to 3:30 pm
in a safe and fun environment. Each week
children will hear themed stories about
topics like dinosaurs, space, holidays,
or animals.
For more information, contact
Williams Branch manager Ellie Avis at
541-846-7020 or eavis@josephinelibrary.
org. The library is located at 20695
Williams Highway and is open Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, and Saturdays from 1 - 6 pm
and Fridays from 11 am - 4 pm.
Master Gardeners
Sustainable Gardening Series
In partnership with the Josephine
County Master Gardeners, the Sustainable
Gardening Series offers adults a chance to
learn the basics and the not-so-basics of
home gardening from 1 - 1:45 pm on the
last Saturday of each month at the Grants
Pass branch, 200 NW C Street.
Topics for the remaining sessions are:
• Backyard Composting on
September 28
• Fire-resistant Landscaping on
October 26
• Backyard Fruit Trees on
November 30
Dolly Parton’s
Imagination Library
Since the launch of Dolly Parton’s
Imagination Library last year, almost
2,000 children, ages birth to five, who live
in Josephine County, are receiving books
in the mail each month, at no cost to their
families thanks to our sponsors.
Festival
Highway 238
8 miles from Jacksonville
Located next to the
A-Frame Bookstore